Nevada

Nev. Supreme Court to Reopen Following Smoke Incident

Officials expected the Nevada Supreme Court to reopen today after oily smoke from a malfunctioning elevator shut down the building. The smoke was caused by an elevator hydraulic pump that overheated on Saturday, the Nevada Appeal reports. The court reopened yesterday, but staffers were sent home after complaining of the…

Nov 28, 2007 12:41 PM CST

O.J. Will Go to Trial in Armed Robbery Case

Unlike O.J. Simpson’s murder trial in the mid-1990s, it presumably won’t be billed as the trial of the century or become famous for related sideshow features such as a troupe of televised look-alike black-robed dancing trial “judges.” But the armed robbery case against the former football hero for an alleged…

Nov 15, 2007 1:15 AM CST

Co-Defendants Say O.J. Told Them to ‘Get Heat’

Two men who said they carried guns into a hotel room to help O.J. Simpson reclaim sports memorabilia testified yesterday that Simpson had asked them to “get heat” ahead of time. Walter Alexander and Michael McClinton testified at Simpson’s preliminary hearing after reaching plea bargains with prosecutors, CNN reports. The…

Nov 14, 2007 4:45 PM CST

Simpson Lawyer Hammers Witness for Call to TV Show

O.J. Simpson’s lawyer, Gabriel Falso, in a preliminary hearing yesterday zeroed in on a witness’s attempts to make money from the alleged armed robbery of sports memorabilia. Dealer Bruce Fromong had testified he was expecting to meet with an anonymous buyer when Simpson and others arrived in the Las Vegas…

Nov 9, 2007 3:20 PM CST

OJ Simpson Back in Court Today

O.J. Simpson returns to the courtroom today for a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is enough evidence to try him for the armed robbery and kidnapping of two sports memorabilia dealers. The case is likely to turn on whether Simpson asked the men who accompanied him to a Las…

Nov 8, 2007 2:40 PM CST

Reno Courthouse Shooting Suspect Pleads Guilty

A Nevada man accused of killing his wife and shooting a Reno judge handling their divorce has entered a guilty plea in the middle of his trial. Darren Mack pleaded guilty yesterday to first-degree murder for killing his wife, Charla, before the defense was scheduled to begin presenting its case,…

Nov 6, 2007 11:26 AM CST

Controversial Las Vegas Judge’s Suspension Upheld

The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld the suspension of controversial Las Vegas Judge Elizabeth Halverson, accused of mistreating staff members and sleeping during hearings. The court rejected Halverson’s procedural objections to her interim suspension and cited ample evidence that supported it, Blogonaut reports. As a result of the ruling, Halverson…

Nov 2, 2007 10:48 AM CDT

2 Plead in Simpson Armed Robbery Case

Two men pleaded guilty in Nevada state court today in charges concerning an alleged armed robbery of sports memorabilia from a Las Vegas casino hotel room involving former football superstar O.J. Simpson. They are expected to testify against Simpson and three other remaining co-defendants at trial, if the case goes…

Oct 23, 2007 5:56 PM CDT

Jury Rights Wrong Wyeth Verdict

A Nevada jury that withdrew nearly $100 million in a compensatory verdict for plaintiffs who took Prempro and Premarin has now awarded about that much in punitive damages. Jurors yesterday agreed to award $99 million in punitive damages to three plaintiffs who claimed the drugs they took for menopause symptoms…

Oct 16, 2007 11:03 AM CDT

OJ Simpson Co-Defendant to Plead

A co-defendant has agreed to plead guilty and testify in the Las Vegas casino hotel room armed robbery case being brought against O.J. Simpson and several other defendants over an alleged forcible removal of sports memorabilia. Edward Miley, a lawyer for Charles Cashmore, a 40-year-old laborer, bartender and disc jockey,…

Oct 15, 2007 4:08 PM CDT

Oops! Jurors Revise $100M Wyeth Award

Nevada jurors confessed they made a mistake in setting compensatory damages against the maker of Premarin and Prempro, hormone replacement drugs alleged to have caused breast cancer in three women. Jurors originally awarded $134.5 million in what was supposed to have been compensatory damages against the drugmaker, Wyeth. Jurors later…

Oct 15, 2007 1:14 PM CDT

Merged Firm to Corner Water Market?

A prominent Denver firm is merging with a California firm known for its work on water rights matters, creating a combination that will focus on such work throughout the western United States. Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck will tie the knot with Hatch & Parent on Jan. 1. It will still…

Oct 12, 2007 3:44 PM CDT

Menopause Drug Verdict: $134.5 M

Three Nevada women who claimed Prempro and Premarin caused their breast cancer have won a $134.5 verdict against the maker of the hormone-replacement drugs. The Reno jury delivered the verdict late Wednesday and will return to the courtroom today to consider punitive damages, the Associated Press reports. The compensatory damages…

Oct 12, 2007 12:57 PM CDT

Man Accused of Shooting Divorce Judge Gets New Venue

After three days of unsuccessful jury selection, a judge in Nevada has ordered a venue change in the case of a man accused of killing his estranged wife and shooting the judge handling their divorce. Judge Douglas Herndon cited a list of special factors that led to the decision to…

Oct 5, 2007 10:27 AM CDT

OJ Simpson Book, ‘If I Did It,’ a Best-Seller

It couldn’t have been O.J. Simpson’s plan, since he doesn’t get any of the profits. But the former superstar’s arrest earlier this month has helped launch his new book, If I Did It, to the top of the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list. It is now No. 2, according…

Sep 28, 2007 4:13 PM CDT